Tonix Pharmaceuticals announced June 10 that its investigational reformulation of cyclobenzaprine, TNX-102 SL, received IND clearance from the FDA for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder. The news comes about a month after the company said that TNX-102 SL's pivotal trial for the treatment of fibromyalgia completed enrollment.

A group of investigators at New York University's medical school has launched an ambitious effort to define a group of biomarkers that could be used to quickly and easily diagnose complex cases of post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury and eventually even depression.

Researchers are beginning to realize that with cardiac arrest patients--many who are treated with device implants such as defibrillators--there are far-greater needs than just performing the surgery. Many of these patients end up facing a wide range of long-term problems including anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and depression, according to a new study highlighted by Reuters.

Keeping an open mind could advance treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. A pure form of the club drug Ecstasy has emerged as a key component of a controversial and experimental study now enrolling patients with PTSD, which has afflicted thousands of U.S. soldiers after their harrowing experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan, Reuters reports.

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